The decline of the PC market continues, as consumers spend their tech budgets on tablets and smartphones rather than new desktop and notebook computers. An updated forecast from market research firm Gartner shows just how this trend is developing. …

When it released Windows 8 last year, Microsoft made a dramatic shift in the way its flagship operating system worked. Gone was the familiar Start button, which first appeared in Windows 95. While the …

Viruses and spyware can be devastating to a Windows-based PC, sometimes mucking it up so badly that it won’t boot. Advanced PC users know there are ways around this, such as booting from a Linux-based …